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LOS ANGELES — Come Election Day, California could legalize pot. Its new U.S. senator will be black or Hispanic — a first for the state.
And voters could end the death penalty and revive bilingual education in schools.
The outcome of voting on Nov. 8 is likely to reflect long-term trends that have seen the nation’s most populous state become increasingly diverse and firmly Democratic in its politics.
A new wave of voters — many young, Hispanic or both — are contributing to the generational, demographic and cultural shifts.
Over half of new voter registrations this year are millennials — younger people who tend to be more liberal than older Californians.
